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Object Number 39-39-50/4249
Display Title Rat-free storage basket - cone shape, twine weave, plastered with mud, bamboo ha
Descriptions
Indigenous Term muhinda
Object Description Rat-free storage basket - cone shape, twine weave, plastered with mud, bamboo handle ("muhinda")
Inventory Description Basket, conical shape, flared on one end, mud on outside, bamboo handle
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyaruanda
Additional Geographic Terms Uganda, Southwest: Kigesi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials Fiber, Mud
Dimensions Overall: 120.5 x 19.1 x 19 cm (47 7/16 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/4249

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